Yes, we need to respect the religions of all people without
trying to shovel our belief as "the only right way". As I said
before, there are many different religious beliefs on this board.
And if we try, we can share and discuss those differences and
perhaps all come away a little wiser.
I...
בְּרֵשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
This is an example of the original Hebrew version. Exactly
what it says I have no ideal. Odds are neither do most of
us.
"I have always wondered how the Bible can be true when it
is so contradictory with what science has proven. For example,
God created the earth in 7 days - how does that explain dinosaurs?
Okay, I know, we don't know what his concept of a "day" was.
Heard all that stuff before. Have faith...
I'm not trying to uphold any one religion over
another. That would be foolish.
Without doubt there are many members on this
board, and many religions. We are a wide scope
of people.
Spook
OFF SUBJECT--
The word dinosaur came into use in 1842, meaning "great
lizard." So it could not have been written in the bible. The
word did not exist.
It is accepted that the Hebrew words of tanniyn, bahemowth
and livyatha do describe great dragons or lizards.
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But...
Faith it to believe without proof.
Without question.
Faith.
Science is based not on faith, but on PROOF.
If we were forced to live in a world where we had to have proof
of everything, what a sad world it would be.
But neither would I desire a world where all things were based
on...